The council’s current policy is that heating provided through communal boilers is turned on in late September and turned off towards the end of May. This ‘heating season’ lasts for 36 weeks per year with heating provided for 18 hours per day between 6am and…

There are many ways you can get involved, depending on how much time you have and how interested you are. From keeping informed to becoming a magistrate read on to find out more. You can: Report anti-social behaviour Community Safety newsletter Nominate an area for community…

Companies House incorporates and dissolves limited companies, registers the information companies are legally required to supply, and makes that information available to the public. There are more than 3 million limited companies registered in the UK, and 500,000 new companies are incorporated each year. Opening…

If you want to complain, you have the right to do so. Making a complaint won’t affect the services you receive. When dealing with your complaint, we will aim to: sort out your complaint as quickly as possible and make sure we put the problems…

In urban environments, we are surrounded by different types of pollution on a daily basis. Air, water, land and noise pollution can impact quality of life, create health concerns and harm the natural environment. Islington Council’s Pollution Service monitors and initiates improvements in the local…

The most common form of crime in Islington is crime against property, such as burglary and motor vehicle crime; opportunist thieves commit most of these crimes. By taking simple precautions you can reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim. If you feel that you need…

Islington Play Association's adventure playgrounds are unique spaces dedicated to children and young people's play. Skilled playworkers are always there to make it really fun! Play is free here. Crumbles Castle is an actual castle that offers exciting structures and a distinctive play building. Crumbles Castle…

The Data Protection Act 1998 was introduced to protect personal data about you by setting rules and conditions which all bodies, such as Islington Council (the Act calls us Data Controllers) must obey when obtaining and using information about you. The Act also provides you…

The District Nursing service provides professional nursing in the community, thereby helping to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital and facilitating early discharge. The service is organised into teams aligned to general practices. It is a 24-hour service, run 365 days per year, and encompasses: comprehensive…

Islington Building Control delivers its service through a team of experienced and highly qualified surveyors and a group of knowledgeable and efficient technical support officers. We offer a customer-focused service, tailored to the needs of individual customers. At the beginning of your project we will assign…

The service provides a residential mental health crisis response to women who would otherwise be admitted to hospital. We offer short term crisis interventions and support women to link into community services and opportunities that enhance their health and wellbeing. We are part of Camden and Islington…

The council can enforce dropped kerbs that allow access to and from a roadside property or that are part of a pedestrian crossing. If you have a dropped kerb outside your home and a vehicle is regularly parked across it you can make an enforcement…

The Early Help Employment Team are a team of four Employment Advisers who work across Islington Families First Teams and Children's Social Care Teams. The team work alongside Family Support Workers and Social Workers to help adults in families move into work and take steps…

The Electoral Services team are responsible for producing the annual electoral register – the list of all Islington residents eligible to vote and for the monthly registration process that runs from 1 December to mid-August. The team also manages and organises all local, Parliamentary and European…

In the event of any incident requiring the assistance of Islington Council, the Emergency Services will contact us by way of an agreed procedure. The role of the council is then to: support the emergency services support people affected by the incident provide mutual aid…

Families First supports families with school-aged children up to 19 years old. We’re here for you, in your community, when you need us. What we can help withWe know that being a parent is not always easy and that all families need extra help at…

You can now report fly-tipping online using the Clean Islington app, which is available for free for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone via app stores. Fly-tipping is "the illegal/unlawful deposit of any waste onto land with no licence to accept waste". It includes anything from…